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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=newsletter@applevis.com
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 08, 2018 10:11 AM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [AppleVis Newsletter] Cast Your Vote Now for the
AppleVis
Golden Apple Awards of 2018</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P>Hello from the Team at AppleVis.</P>
<P>We are pleased to announce that voting for the AppleVis Golden Apple
Awards
of 2018 is now open; read on to find out which apps and developers have been
shortlisted and how to cast your vote.</P>
<P>First launched in 2012, the AppleVis Golden Apples is an opportunity for
blind and low vision users of Apple products to recognize and acknowledge
the
hard work and dedication which developers have put into making and
maintaining
great and accessible applications over the last twelve months.</P>
<P>Past winners of a Golden Apple include <A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/blackbox">Blackbox</A>, <A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/education/voice-dream-reader">Voice
Dream Reader</A>, <A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/dice-world-dice-game">Dice
World</A>, <A
href="http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/timecrest-door">Timecrest</A>,
<A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/mac/games/blind-legend">A Blind
Legend</A>,
<A href="http://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/">Audio Hijack</A> <A
href="http://www.iconfactory.com">The Iconfactory</A>, and <A
href="https://blindfoldgames.org/">Kid Friendly Software</A>.</P>
<P>The 2018 AppleVis Golden Apples consist of awards in the following
categories:</P>
<UL>
<LI>Best App
<LI>Best Game
<LI>Best Assistive App
<LI>Developer of the Year </LI></UL>
<P>To be eligible for consideration for the Golden Apple Awards of 2018, an
app
must:</P>
<UL>
<LI>Be fully accessible to blind and low vision users;
<LI>Have been launched or significantly updated during 2018;
<LI>Be from a developer with a demonstrated commitment to full
accessibility
for all blind and low vision users; and
<LI>Be best-in-class in terms of design, functionality, and operation.
</LI></UL>
<P>Candidates for Developer of the Year must:</P>
<UL>
<LI>Have an exemplary commitment to making their apps fully accessible to
all
blind and low vision users;
<LI>Be receptive and responsive to the needs of all blind and low vision
users
in a timely manner; and
<LI>Have delivered significant new features or updates to their app(s)
during
2018, particularly updates which directly benefit blind and low vision
users.
</LI></UL>
<P>Below are the nominees for each award:</P>
<H3>Best App</H3>
<UL>
<LI><A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/apple-watch/social-networking/chirp-twitter">Chirp
for Twitter</A>
<LI><A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/news/fiery-feeds-rss-reader">Fiery
Feeds: RSS Reader</A>
<LI><A href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/news/google-news">Google
News</A>
<LI><A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/productivity/shortcuts">Shortcuts</A>
<LI><A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/health-and-fitness/travelear-listen-world">Travelear:
Listen to the World</A>
<LI><A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/weather/weather-gods">Weather
Gods</A> </LI></UL>
<H3>Best Game</H3>
<UL>
<LI><A href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/feer">FEER</A>
<LI><A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/frequency-missing">Frequency
Missing</A>
<LI><A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/game-world-play-friends">Game
World: Play With Friends</A>
<LI><A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/idle-crafting-kingdom">Idle
Crafting Kingdom</A>
<LI><A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/knight-commander">Knight
Commander</A>
<LI><A href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/land-livia">Land of
Livia</A>
<LI><A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/six-ages-ride-wind">Six
Ages: Ride Like the Wind</A> </LI></UL>
<H3>Best Assistive App</H3>
<UL>
<LI><A href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/lifestyle/aira">Aira</A>
<LI><A href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/books/bard-mobile">BARD
Mobile</A>
<LI><A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/books/dolphin-easyreader">Dolphin
EasyReader</A>
<LI><A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/productivity/envision-ai">Envision
AI</A>
<LI><A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/productivity/flicktype-keyboard">FlickType
Keyboard</A>
<LI><A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/productivity/knfb-reader">KNFB
Reader</A>
<LI><A
href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/lifestyle/microsoft-soundscape">Microsoft
Soundscape</A>
<LI><A href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/utilities/seeing-ai">Seeing
AI</A> </LI></UL>
<H3>Developer of the Year</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Aira Tech Corp (Aira)
<LI>AppA11y, Inc. (GameWorld)
<LI>Dolphin Computer Access Ltd (Dolphin EasyReader)
<LI>Hansjoerg Mikesch (FEER)
<LI>John Sturt (Knight Commander)
<LI>Kpaw, LLC (FlickType Keyboard)
<LI>Meyume Ltd (Weather Gods)
<LI>Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft Soundscape and Seeing AI)
<LI>Will Bishop (Chirp for Twitter) </LI></UL>
<H3>How to Cast Your Vote</H3>
<P>You can cast your votes on the AppleVis website at <A
href="https://www.applevis.com/blog/applevis-assistive-technology-gaming-ios-apps-news/cast-your-vote-now-applevis-golden-apple">https://www.applevis.com/blog/applevis-assistive-technology-gaming-ios-apps-news/cast-your-vote-now-applevis-golden-apple</A>.</P>
<P>Just as AppleVis relies on blind and low vision users to provide
accessibility reviews of apps in our app directories, we rely on the genuine
votes of blind and low vision users to choose the Golden Apples. With this
in
mind, we ask that if you are employed by one of the shortlisted companies,
or if
you are not a blind or low vision user, that you please not vote in the
AppleVis
Golden Apple Awards. Winning an AppleVis Golden Apple is a tremendous honor,
and
we appreciate everyone's cooperation to ensure that the voting is both fare
and
representative of the wishes of blind and low vision users.</P>
<P>Voting will close at 23:59 PDT on December 14, 2018.</P>
<P>We would like to take the opportunity to wish you all the best for the
coming
Holiday Season and a Happy New Year! Thank you for your continued support
this
year and we look forward to what 2019 will bring for us all!</P>
<P>The AppleVis Editorial Team<BR><A
href="https://www.applevis.com">www.applevis.com</A></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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